Boogan,_Queensland
Boogan, Queensland
Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Boogan is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Boogan had a population of 138 people.[1]
| Boogan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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South Johnstone River at Boogan, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.6086°S 146.0119°E / -17.6086; 146.0119 (Boogan (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 138 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.62/km2 (27.49/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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The Bruce Highway forms part of the eastern boundary of the locality, while the South Johnstone River forms the north-western boundary. The land is relatively flat and low-lying (10–20 metres (33–66 ft) above sea level) and is predominantly used for cropping, particularly sugarcane. The North Coast railway line passes from south to north through the middle of the locality and there is a cane tramway to transport harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.[3]
The locality takes its name from the Boogan railway station named by the Queensland Railways Department on 12 September 1920. Boogan is an Aboriginal word meaning either forest country or dog.[2]
Boogan State School opened on 15 July 1929 and closed on 14 December 1979.[4]
In the 2016 census Boogan had a population of 119 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Boogan had a population of 138 people.[1]
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boogan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Boogan – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45680)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boogan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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